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(1819 News) – There is a major confrontation brewing right now on the southern border between Texas and the federal government. This confrontation is both predictable and avoidable, and one that raises the question: What’s a state to do?
Practically speaking, what is a state to do when its own well-being is threatened and D.C. won’t assist?
Think back over your lifetime and try to remember any disaster declaration by any state governor that did not result in federal government aid. Every tornado, hurricane, winter storm, flood, or earthquake, when declared a disaster by the governor of any state, regardless of political affiliation, always sees the federal government respond with all available resources to alleviate human suffering and ensure stability. Federal funds are always applied immediately to help displaced civilians find aid and comfort.
Yet Texas Gov. Greg Abbott did just that with the border crisis and was rebuffed.
What we are witnessing on the southern border is one of the worst disasters to ever strike any state. The sheer magnitude of the human wave flooding our border communities is devastating ranches and farms, overwhelming municipal services, stretching law enforcement, wreaking havoc on local economies, overwhelming medical facilities, and injuring and killing innocent people. It is a disaster on a scale not seen during…
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